Paraffining and steam-cleaning device.



F. E. SALLMA'N. PARAFFINING AND STEAM CLEANING DEVICE. APPLICATION manJULY 23. 1917.

1 63,120. Patented Apr, 16, 1918.

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dent of Corydon, 1n the county of Wayne and and State-of-Iowa, haveinvented acer-t ain j new and useful Paraflining, and Steani- CleaningDevice, of whichthe following is a specification. Y a

The Object of myinvention' is to provide a paraifining and. steamcleaning, device adapted to clean milk cans,butter tubs or y sl gh ad uen of th parts paraffin the interior of butt'er'tubs and so on. r I

A More particularly it is the object of invention to provide a device.adaptedto be" connected to a steam pipe, and havingopposite conductingtubes'so constructed and arrangedthat one may discharge at one point forcleaning theinterior of the receptacle with steam, and the otherbeing soarranged as to be used for discharging at-another point fopa-rafiining-the interior of-butter tubs 0r thelik'e. Y With these andother objects inwiew my invention consists in the construction, ar-

rangement andcombination-20f the various.

parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained,ashereinafter more fully set forth,po1nted out in my claims, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which: a

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view partly broken away of a part of adevice embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 shows a central, vertical, sectional view through the same.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 have used the reference numeral 10 toindicate generally a receptacle or pan open at its 11 indicates a steampipe designed to be connected with a source of steam supply and havingat its discharge end the branches 12 and 13. v

In the branches 12 and 13 are controlling valves 14 and 15.

Mounted on the bottom of the pan or receptacle 10 is a cup or the like16, mounted in the bottom of whichis a nozzle 17 which communicates withthe branch 12. In the lowest part of the branch 12 isa drain cook 12*.

Mounted in the bottom of the pan 10 is a tube 18 extending above andbelow said bottom, and extending just above the discharge The lower endof the Sp ecif cation of Letters latent.

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tube 18 preferably somewhat .fiaring, as

shownginlilig. 2'.

In the hotto n ,thetube 18 are openings 19,. so arranged ha inets'Lpesifls e efr m W i-b di chargedinto the cup 16. I

" Extending through the bottoiIjLQ-fthePa-n 10 is another-.tube20connected at its lower end with thebianch itubei or 13, {and having 1screwsthreads121 at its upper; end.

'I pper} end -ih tu 29 rraese ib n 'the w hwtpe edge new pre d a s'cenren 22'Q $1. h,$iz .-as to set upon the upperv edge, of l the pan 10,}as'sho x vn a edethrp hzthe st m of th pan the ph n10, spaced from I 22,and secur ed thereto is 2,3'having its lower end screw-threaded s w-areedlen 9 i lie P P e h pan '22"is,.provi ded in its side wall near itsbottom, .with a" discharged openingflbi pou 2 ar ngedf n heioutside-5 thedilie dise rse thr ughthe p ningtag..

e, s apartszar stalled, n hshe exceptionzof the pan 22, as shown'in Fig.2.

' When it is desired to steam and clean the interior of a cream'can' orbutter tub 27, or the like, the pan 22 is placed above the pan 10 andthe sleeve 24 is secured to the tube 20 until the bottom of the pan 22rests on the upper edge of the pan 1O. The cream can or butter tub 27 isinverted with its open end resting on theupp'er' edge of the pan 10,

whereupon the valve 14 may be opened and a blast ofsteam driven throughthe pipes 11,

18, 20 and 23 into the interior of the tub 27 or cream can or otherreceptacle to be cleaned. It will be seen that the hot steam willthoroughly cleanse the interior of the;

receptacle, and that the water of condensa tion may flow off through theopening 25 or the spout 26.

The receptacle 27 thenbe removed and 7 the-pan 22 rotated for unscrewingthe sleeve 24 from the tube 20. I The tub 27 or the like may then beinverted with its open end received in and resting upon the bottom ofthe pan lO, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. a

The pan 10 is filled with a certainv amount of paraflin and the valve 15is opened. The hot steam passing into the pan 10 will melt the paraflinwhich will flow downwardly into the cup 16 through the opening 19 andwill be taken up by the passingblast of steam and forced through thetube 18 and blown in a thin coating over the entire interior of thebutter tub or the like 27. p The valve 15 maybe shut ofli' and thebutter tub removed when the paraflining has been completed. d

It will be seen that my device is a comparatively simple and inexpensiveconstruction, and that the same steam supply may.

be utilized in one mechanism for cleaning cream cans and the interior ofbutter tubs and the like, and for paraffining receptacles of the kindused in butter factories and creameries.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my improved device without departing from the essentialfeatures and purposes 'of my invention, and it is my intention to coverbythe claims of the patent to bei's'sued on my application anymodifiedforms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may bereasonablyincluded within the scope of my claims. I

I claim as my invention: 1

1.In a device of the class described, a

' supply pipe, branches connected therewith,

a receptacle open at its upper'end, a tube connected with one ofsaidbranches, extending through 'the'bottom' of said receptacle, 'a secondreceptacle, a tube mounted in the bottom thereof, a removable member forconnecting said last two mentioned tubes,-

with the bottom of said second receptacle resting upon the'top of thefirst receptacle whereby, the first tube maybe used with the firstreceptacle or extended for use with the second receptacle.

2. In a device of the class described, a supply pipe, branches connectedtherewith, a receptacle open at its upper end, a tube connected with oneof said branches, ex-

tending through the bottom of said 7 re ceptacle, a second receptacle, atube mounted in the bottom 7 thereof, means for connecting said last twomentioned tubes, with the bottom of said second receptacle resting uponthe top of the first receptacle, said second receptacle having adischarge openin in its sidewall, and a spout leading from saiddischarge opening.v

3. In a device of the class described, a supply pipe, branches'connectedtherewith, a receptacle open at its upper end, a tube connected with oneof said branches, eX-

tending through-the bottom of said receptacle, a cup arranged belowthe'bottom of said receptacle, said receptacle havingopeningsthrough'its bottom above said cup, the other of said branches beingarranged to discharge upwardly'into said cup, a tube mounted inthebottom of said receptacle, and extending downwardly into said cup,

' and upwardly into said receptacle.

DesMoines, Iowa, May 17 1917 FRANK EVERETT SALLMAN.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. v r

